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PSYC 1010V
COURSE SYLLABUS

COURSE Introductory Psychology

COURSE CREDIT 4 credit hours

TERM/YEAR Win 2014

COURSE LOCATION http://macomb.angellearning.com

TIME/DAY 24/7 for eight weeks

FACILITATOR Dr. Orlich

E-MAIL Angel course e-mail system

TEXT Rathus, S.A., PSYCH 3 (Wadsworth/Cengage, 2014) Psychology.

COURSE DESCRIPTION & OUTCOMES

This course will provide an introductory overview of the nature, scope, and methods of psychology as behavioral science, emphasizing development, biological foundation of behavior, sensation and perception, learning, emotion, motivation, and personality. Upon completion of the course, students will be able to:
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Discussions: For each week, you are required to participate in 1-5 discussions. The purpose of discussion is to stimulate scholarly thought and reflection among class members. Unless otherwise designated by the instructor, DISCUSSION MUST BE POSTED BY 11:59 P.M. ON THE DAY STATED IN THE WEEKLY AGENDA. The online environment allows you to work at your convenience; thus late discussion, e-mailed discussion, and make-up work are not accepted under any circumstances. Discussion is graded S or U. Satisfactory earns you full points. Unsatisfactory earns no points. There is nothing in between. You are graded on your initial response to the discussion question. This response must be of high quality in format and substance. You are encouraged to interact and respond to the postings of your classmates based on your own discretion. However, you must submit one response to a classmate per week. Failure to do so without an acceptable excuse will result in zero points for all discussions of that week. Keep in mind that the emphasis in this class is on quality not quantity. In terms of format, (1) use the person’s name you are replying to, (2) reiterate specifically what part of his/her message you are replying to (you might want to “copy & paste” and use quote marks or use the “quote original message” option), and (3) be

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